Concrete casket vault



Feb.. 2s, 1924., l 1,4s4896 J. MANNIX CONCRETE GASKET VAULT OriginalFiled April 4. 1922 j .1. J0 W A LD ...Q J3 JOD ATTORNEY Patented Feb.,26, i924,

Ubliilq@ STTS JOSEPH MANNIX, OF SAB/ANAS LAKE, NEW YORK.

CONCRETE GASKET 'VAULT.

Application led April 4, 1922, Serial No. 549,484. Renewed December 14,1923.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Josnrii MANNIX, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saranac Lake, in the county of Franklin and State e of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Concrete CasketVaults, of which the following is a speciiication.

rlhis invention relates to burial vaults and one of the objects is toproduce a device ci this nature having a composition which shall bewater-proof.

Another object is to produce a device of this nature made in sectionsand provided with connecting flanges of such shape as to ne preventbreakage where there is movement of the parts relatively to each other.

Another object is to provide means whereby the various sections may bereadily lowered into place and which will also serve as 2@ neans forelevating the coiiin from the lower oor.

Another object is to produce a device oiE this kind in which any ironutilized in the construction will be so placed as to be prevented fromdeterioration.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this naturewith sectional overlapping covers whereby the strength of the device isgreatly increased.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which Figure is a side elevation of myimproved burial vault.

Figure 2, is a top plan view of the same with parts removed.

Figure 3, is a central longitudinal sectional view.

Like characters of reference, refer to like parts in all views.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a burial vaultconstructed particularly of concrete, and as it is desirable to havethese vaults waterproof, l prefer to make the vault herein described ofa composition comprising two parts of liquid enamel to every one hundredpounds of cement used in the mixture.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, l() and 11 reiresent two basemembers which are formed with side channels 12 and end channels 13, thesame being inclined toward the center so as to tend to throw the wallstoward the center and prevent their falling apart. A plurality of lugsor eyes 14 are formed on the floor or secured thereto and these may beutilized for lowering the members 10 and 11 to place in the grave andafterwards will form suitable supports for holding the coln above thefloor of the vault. t will be noticed that the contiguous ends ofmembers 10 and 11 are beveled and lap each other so that bv the additionof a little cement, at the time of laying, the same may be tirmlysecured in place. i rlhe upright structure comprises side members 15 and16 and corner members 17 which extend half way across the end and alsoat right angles for distances along the respective sides. The variousmembers are provided with round lugs 18 and grooves 19, the purpose ofthe rounding of these portions is so that a limited amount of relativemovement may be indulged without breaking the tenon. If desired, hookedor flanged bars ot iron or steel-may be provided to cap the structure asshown at 20 and 21.

The top is preferably made of three sections which are numbered 22, 23and 24, and which are beveled at their contiguous faces. Each of themembers 22, 23, and 24, is provided with one or more ribs 25, forstrengthenina: it, and these ribs are preferably provided with apertures26, whereby they may be readily lowered to place by means of ropes orstraps.

A cover is provided consisting of three parts, 27'. 28 and 29, whichoverlap the joints between the members 22, 23, and 24. and fit on to theribs thereof so as to hold the members 22, 23 and 24 againstdisplacement. Members 22, 23 and 24 are also provided with a downwardproiection which fits inside the walls of the upright portion so as tohold them against slipping. Eyes or rings 30 may be provided in themembers 27, 28 and 29, fr the purpose of lowering the same to ace.

p While l have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodimentof my invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be variedwithout in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, andtherefore do not limit myself to the exact details cf constructionherein set forth nor 310 to anything less than the Whole of myinvention, limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is l. A vault of the class described comprising apair of base members each provided With a groove and With a plurality ofeyes on its upper surface, a body structure constructed to lit into saidgrooves and including a plurality of sections joined by rounded tenonsand grooves, a lid comprising a plurality of overlapping sections havingribs each having apertures therein, and a cover comprising sectionsWhich overlap the joints in said lid, and Which include counter sinksfor receiving said ribs.

2. A vault` characterized by being made of a composition of enamel. andcement and comprising, a sectional base, lsectional sides,

sectional ends, a sectional lid, and a sectional cover, the sidesections having portions Which 20 it in recesses in the base, each sidesection having a portionvvhich ts in arecess in said lid, leach endsection being of angular formation, certain of they end sections havingportions Which it respectively in recesses in con- 25 tiguous sidesections and end sections, certain of said end sections having a recessWhich accommodates a portion of a contiguous end section and a portionwhich fits in awrecess in a contiguous side section, and the cover 30JOSEPH MANNiX.

